Thistle Hotel Edinburgh

On first glance, the Thistle Hotel does not look good; on the outside it's a dated, monstrous looking building attached to the St. James Centre (a shopping mall described as 'a modern abomination' by one of my bus tour guides), but after stepping inside you can breathe a sigh of relief as you are greeted with a very modern hotel. After being unable to book my preferred Edinburgh hotel, The Royal British, I decided on the Thistle which is located on Leith Street (just around the corner from Princes Street) and is still very close to all the tourist spots and transport links. Although I was staying alone I was given a twin room with all the mod cons; ...  Read the complete review

One of the pitfalls of being great at your job is that you're often called upon to help out those offices less well able.Well that's how I see it,it's not that I'm completly dispensable or anything... Anyway having been sent to Edinburgh for the week with the promise of a top hotel I was a bit weary of the Thistle as returning colleagues had likened it to 'Fawlty Towers' with tales of socks left in rooms and herds of children roaming free in the hallways.But first impressions were good.The hotel is large and modern and located on Leith Street,just off the central thourghfare, Prince's Street.This is a short hop from Waverly Station ...  Read the complete review